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Tiger Woods' a former kindergarten teacher disputed a story today that he once told about an incident where he was tied to a tree and spray painted with the N-word by older kids. In a 2005 book written by Charles Barkley, Woods said he was taunted at a young age by schoolmates because he was bi-racial. The teacher, Maureen Decker, said the story is a complete lie and that she's been unfairly maligned. Decker, who has hired lawyer Gloria Allred, wants a retraction and an apology.

(edit)  In the book, the story Tiger told includes the tale of when he was beaten down in the playground by a group of racist white kids. "I became aware of my racial identity on my first day of school, on my first day of kindergarten. A group of sixth graders tied me to a tree, spray-painted the word 'n-----' on me, and threw rocks at me. That was my first day of school. And the teacher really didn't do much of anything," according to the book. Decker said she has decided to address the issue five days after...

I Hope Tiger Woods Fails to Make the Cut at The Masters Monday morning it will begin. First ESPN, CBS and the other boot-licking media will start the broadcast vomit overkill of Tiger Woods and his press orgy at The Masters Golf Tournament. They will preview the press orgy ad nauseum Monday morning before it happens, interrupt regular programming Monday afternoon while it happens, and bombard us with clips and snippets of the Tiger Woods press orgy every moment day and night until the winner holes out on Sunday. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see CBS (Clown...

Jon Friedman of Marketwatch recently wrote a column in which he contends that Tiger Woods will eventually be bigger than ever as long as he can get control of his sex-addiction and that the public views it as such. Friedman also highlighted the fact that the public loves a “comeback story” which will be a key factor in Tiger’s future success. I agree with Friedman’s entire premise but I don’t think that Woods needs to wait for public perception to turn. It is not a question of whether Tiger Woods can become “bigger than ever”. Tiger Woods –is- bigger than...

Shock jock Howard Stern lines up lovers of Tiger Woods for $100,000 beauty contestChris Ayres, Los Angeles February 24, 2010 As if Tiger Woods’s apology last week for his serial philandering wasn’t enough of a public humiliation, several of his former mistresses have agreed to take part in a beauty pageant in which they will compete for a $100,000 (£65,000) prize. The Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant, organised by the US shock jock Howard Stern, will be held on March 10. So far, only four of the golfer’s former mistresses — out of the 13 identified in the press —...

The saddest part of the Tiger Woods statement last Friday was his public announcement of his Buddhist faith. Woods mother is from Thailand and a Buddhist. Woods claimed that he has been a practicing Buddhist all of his life, though strayed from its' teachings years ago, helping to lead him to make the choices that caused his downfall. Sadly for Tiger, even if his marriage is restored, he goes on to win a hundred more golf tournaments, ends up winning more majors than Jack Nicklaus, and earns 5 billion dollars over his lifetime, when he takes his last breath he...

Many of you in this room are my friends. Many of you in this room know me. Many of you have cheered for me or you worked with me or you supported me. Now, every one of you has good reason to be critical of me. I want to say to each of you simply and directly: I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in. I know people want to find out how I could be so selfish and so foolish. People want to know how I could have done these things to my wife...

The Tiger Woods story is back in high gear and the media love it. I’ve heard several people compare his plight to that of Bill Clinton and other disgraced politicians. In my mind the only people to whom Tiger Woods owes an apology are his wife, children and his sponsors. Tiger Woods doesn’t foist his morals or lack thereof on the public by signing or vetoing legislation. Tiger Woods doesn’t nominate Supreme Court Justices and Tiger Woods is not the Commander of the most powerful military on Earth. Tiger Woods plays a game. If anyone, the people who owe us...

When Tiger Woods sits down in Florida Friday with "friends, colleagues and close associates," he won't really be there to make amends, as his agent suggested Wednesday. Woods will be coming back to launch a new, 2010 version of Tiger Woods, the same as if he were launching this year's version of his video game. Woods doesn't want to take questions, so he won't, because he's still Tiger Woods. But all husbands caught cheating - just once - probably wish they could find this soft a place to land. The agent, an overbearing and wildly overrated huckster named Mark Steinberg,...

WASHINGTON: Tiger Woods is donating $3 million for assistance in the rescue and relief effort in quake-hit Haiti, says hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. The scandal-hit golfer is planning a donation to dispatch a cargo plane with a mobile hospital to Haiti. "Tiger Woods is doing something AMAZING!!!! I heard [he's] donating to send a cargo plane with a mobile hospital out there. Keep ur prayers high!" US magazine quoted Simmons as saying on his Twitter page. According to New York Daily News, Woods' donation - which would total 3 million dollars - would include having "50 EMTs to go set...

DENVER , Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A Colorado man adulterated labels on bottles of Gatorade with photos of admitted adulterer Tiger Woods and his wife, federal authorities alleged Wednesday. The bottles, which were found on shelves of stores in Erie, Boulder, Longmont, and Broomfield, carried labels with images of the world's top golfer and his wife Elin Nordegren with the word "Unfaithful," officials said. Jason Eric Kay, 38, of Longmont was charged with misbranding and altering food labels with intent to seriously harm a person's business, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a...

Some say smiles are good for you. Tiger Woods by the tail http://www.rhyner.com/video/TigerByTheTail.wmv I'd rate it PG-13

Brit HumeBrit Hume stated: “If Tiger WoodsTiger Woods made a true conversion we would know it. It would show through in his being and he would know it above all. And he would feel the extraordinary blessing that that would be. . .It would be a shining light. It would be a magnificent thing to Woods.”

Fox shock! As was noted on WorldMagBlog yesterday, Brit Hume crossed the line of decency on Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace (and on Sunday, of all days!) by recommending “the Christian faith” to Tiger Woods as the remedy for his personal problems. In case you missed it, here’s the clip (viewer discretion advised): < snip > Was Hume abusing his position as a newsman on a panel of news analysts? Or was he just offering . . . analysis? Kyle Koster at The Chicago Sun-Times, for example, points out the oddity of “a newsman offering advice to the beleaguered...

There was a time when discussing one’s Christian faith may have been less controversial, but I don’t know. Even fifty years ago, there would have been a presumption that people would view Tiger Woods’ actions as immoral and a sign that he had some sort of emptiness in his life. Back in the day, such wanton infidelity was simply not spoken of publicly. It would be too shameful. Now the media spreads every sort of salacious detail of a celebrity’s life, and everyone is free to comment. Why should there not be a comment on his faith, too? We know...

Here is video evidence that Brit Hume's comments advocating Christian Faith are making liberal heads explode. The video is of Keith Olbermann talking to another lefty as they mock and ridicule Brit Hume for having the audacity to advocate for the Christian faith - the faith he has found to be meaningful in his life, and which he urged Tiger Woods to consider. This is a perfect example of what a person can expect if they cross the "politically correct" boundary that the Left feels they have a right to impose on society. Somehow, if Hume was advocating the virtues...

Here is video of MSNBC's Joe Scarborough this morning defending comments made by Fox News' Brit Hume in which Hume advised golfer Tiger Woods to "turn to the Christian faith" to rebuild his life. Mika Brzezinski took issue with Scarborough, but he persisted in his view that what Hume said was perfectly valid. . . . (VIDEO)

During the 3PM ET hour of live coverage on MSNBC, anchor David Shuster claimed that Fox News political analyst Brit Hume "denigrated Christianity" when suggesting that scandal-ridden golfer Tiger Woods convert to the faith. Shuster made the comments while discussing the issue with MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan, asking: "Doesn’t it also denigrate Christianity when you do that on a Sunday political talk show? This isn’t church, this isn’t some sort of holy setting, this is a political talk show....Doesn’t that minimize the significance of Christianity, when you bring a discussion of Christianity into a conversation about politics?" Buchanan replied:...

A man goes out golfing. He is on the second hole when he notices a frog sitting next to The green. He thinks nothing of it and is about to shoot when he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." The man looks around and doesn't see anyone. Again, he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." He looks at the frog and decides to Prove the frog wrong, puts the club Away, and grabs a 9 iron. Boom! He hits it 10 inches from the cup. He is shocked. He says to the frog, "Wow that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, The frog...

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek — Romans 1:16 RSV.Something truly amazing happened yesterday morning on the Fox News Sunday show hosted by Chris Wallace. In the roundtable discussion at the end of the show, each panelist was asked to make a sports prediction for 2010. Brit Hume forecast that Tiger Woods will get his golf game back on track, but then went on to say:Whether he can recover as a person [...] it seems...